entstehen — meaning in English

English meaning

• accrue verb To grow larger over time.
• arise verb To come into being, appear, or start happening.
• form noun The shape or visible structure of something.
• originate verb To come into existence, or to have a particular starting point.

Senses

entstehen is used for these senses in English:

• accrue (intransitive) To increase, to rise
• arise (intransitive) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
• come into being (idiomatic) To form; to start to exist.
• form (transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.
• originate (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]

accrue — full definition

1. verb To grow larger over time.
2. verb To build up gradually as a result of growth, especially as interest earned on money lent out.
3. verb To build up simply because time has gone by.
4. verb To gather or build up gradually.

arise — full definition

1. verb To come into being, appear, or start happening.
2. verb To get up, especially from sleep or a resting position (somewhat literary).

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